Minimally Invasive Radio-Guided Parathyroidectomy in 152 Consecutive Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Autor: Lamar Jones, Brant Victor, Charles D. Livingston, Robert Askew, Douglas Politz
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Endocrine Practice. 12:630-634
ISSN: 1530-891X
DOI: 10.4158/ep.12.6.630
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To examine the results of minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy (MIRP) in the treatment of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, including factors associated with negative technetium-labeled sestamibi scanning. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the findings in a group of 152 consecutive patients encountered during the period 2001 through 2004. The overall accuracy of preoperative sestamibi scanning was assessed, and the success of MIRP was determined on the basis of operative time, duration of hospital stay, and rate of complications. RESULTS: All 152 patients underwent preoperative sestamibi scanning; 118 (78%) had positive scans and were treated with MIRP, whereas 34 (22%) had negative scans and underwent traditional neck explorations. Patients with negative sestamibi scans had 5 times the incidence of concomitant thyroid disease in comparison with those who had positive sestamibi scans (P
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